When you got a good friend That will stay right by your side, When you got a good friend That will stay right by your side, Give her all your spare time, Love and treat her right. I mistreated my baby And I can't see no reason why. I mistreated my baby And I can't see no reason why. Any time I think about it I just wring my hands and cry. Wonder could I ever apologize Or would she sympathize with me? Would she sympathize with me? She's a brown-skin woman, Just as sweet as a girlfriend can be. Babe, I may be right or wrong. Babe, it's your opinion, Well, I may be right or wrong. Watch your close friend, baby, Then your enemies can't do you no harm. When you got a good friend That will stay right by your side, When you got a good friend That will stay right by your side, Give her all your spare time, Love and treat her right.